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Eight Turkish Soldiers Killed in Syria, 13 Wounded

Turkey suffered heavy losses on Thursday during its aggression against a Kurdish militia in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, with the military announcing that eight soldiers were killed and 13 more wounded. The death toll, released by the Turkish military staff in two separate statements, makes Thursday one of the ...

March 2, 2018

Middle East

Turkey Blasts France, US over Syria Ceasefire Comments

Turkey on Wednesday sharply criticized France and the United States for arguing a ceasefire in Syria should apply to its military operation against Kurdish militia, as new tensions mounted between Ankara and its NATO allies. The United Nations Security Council has agreed a 30-day nationwide ceasefire in Syria. Turkey has ...

February 28, 2018

Middle East

Turkey Welcomes UN Ceasefire Resolution on Syria

Turkey welcomed on Sunday a resolution on a ceasefire in Syria adopted by the United Nations Security Council. “We welcome the UN Security Council resolution in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation across Syria, particularly in Eastern Ghouta, which needs an immediate ceasefire for at least 30 days to ensure ...

February 25, 2018

Middle East

Turkey Says US Embassy Jerusalem Opening in May ‘Extremely Worrying’

Turkey on Saturday described as “extremely worrying” the US move to open its embassy in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) in May to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Zionist entity. Friday’s announcement by Washington to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed city follows US President ...

February 24, 2018

Middle East

2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in PKK Attack near Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack by Kurdish militants in rural southeastern Turkey close to the border with Iraq, the army said. Another soldier was wounded after a handmade bomb was detonated by the “separatist terrorist organization” — Turkey’s official term for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...

February 21, 2018

Middle East

Erdogan Says Turkey Will Lay Siege to Syria’s Afrin in Coming Days

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara will lay siege to Afrin in northern Syria, a month after Ankara launched an offensive against Kurdish militia in the region. “In the coming days, swiftly, we will lay siege to the centre of the town of Afrin,” Erdogan told ...

February 20, 2018

Middle East

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

No One Can Stop Turkish Forces if Syrian Army Enters Afrin to Protect Kurds – FM

The Turkish foreign minister has commented on recent reports made by Syrian state TV that pro-Syrian government forces would enter Syria’s Afrin “within hours.” “We have started an operation in Afrin in order to get rid of the threat to our national security. We still insist on this,” Turkish Foreign ...

February 19, 2018

Middle East

Turkey Says Reports of Toxic Gas in Afrin Offensive “Groundless”

The Turkish embassy in Russia has dismissed reports that its troops used some toxic agent in its Operation Olive Branch conducted in Syria’s Afrin as “groundless accusations.” In its statement, the embassy also referred to information provided by the US-led coalition, which said that “there is no proof indicating the ...

February 19, 2018

Middle East

Turkish Policemen Use Tear Gas Against Anti-US Protest During Tillerson’s Visit

US State Secretary Tillerson arrived in Ankara on Thursday for talks with the Turkish side, which are believed to be difficult as the tensions between the two NATO allies have been running high recently over a number of issues, particularly Washington’s support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG units. The police ...

February 16, 2018

Middle East

Turkey, US to ‘Work Together’ in Syria after Crisis

Turkey and United States on Friday agreed to ‘work together’ in Syria after weeks of tensions over Ankara’s latest cross-border offensive that raised fears of a military confrontation between the two NATO allies. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu said after talks in Ankara ...

February 16, 2018